Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
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| • | IGAD Condemns Kampala Bomb Attack: Outrage continues to greet Sunday's deadly bomb attacks in Kampala, Uganda that lead to the deaths of at least 74 football fans.
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| • | Former Minister Mwakwere Triumphs in Matuga: Monday night was triumphant for former Transport Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere after Matuga voters handed him a new mandate to be their Member of Parliament.
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| • | Integrate Energy Use to Cut Cost, EAC Told: The East African Community member states have been urged to integrate their energy infrastructure to cut on costs and improve efficiency.
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| • | Firm Signs 25 Million Br HIV Equipment Support Deal: The Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institution (EHNRI) signed a five-year medical equipment maintenance agreement worth 25 million Br with Becton Dickinson International on Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
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| • | Repair to Major Fibre-Optic Cable Delayed: SEACOM, the broadband cable operator, said yesterday that a major fault in its cable north of Kenya would be fixed only around July 22, more than a week later than first hoped.
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| • | Manafwa Boss Cries Foul: The Manafwa district chairperson, Charles Walimbwa, has accused the UPDF in the area of harassing coffee traders. He claims the soldiers do not want them to trade with with Kenya.
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| • | KCB Shares Retreat 4.2 Percent: Shares of Kenya's banking conglomerate, Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) fell Monday. The shares fell by Rwf6, or 4.2 percent, from Rwf144 on Friday to Rwf138 in Monday morning trading where the Rwanda Over The Counter (ROTC) market recorded a turnover of...
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| • | Locally-Based Sables Squad to Face Kenya: ZIMBABWE will only have one foreign-based player when the senior men's rugby side take on Kenya in their second round, first game against Kenya at Harare Sports Club on Saturday.
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| • | Semwaga Romps to Captains Cup Win: JOSEPH Semwaga scooped a trophy and a return ticket to Nairobi courtesy of RwandAir after winning this year's Captains Cup at Kigali Golf Club.
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| • | Church Wants Constitution Vote Postponed: The Anglican Church of Kenya has called on the East African nation's government to reschedule a referendum on a proposed constitution, set for 4 August, in the interests of peace in the country.
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| • | Activists Protest at Two-Year Delay in MPs' Pay Case: A group of activists have protested at the pace at which a case challenging a salary increment for MPs is moving.
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| • | MP Seeks to Have Poll Case Thrown Out: An MP has filed an application at the High Court seeking to have a petition against his election struck out.
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| • | Makwere Leads Tight Race in Matuga: Former MP Chirau Ali Mwakwere was in an early lead for the Matuga parliamentary by-election, with sixty per cent of the votes already counted.
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| • | Parties to Receive Voters' List: The 'Yes' and 'No' referendum committees, together with the 47 registered political parties, will get the entire voters' register on July 21, in a move to enhance transparency in the electoral process.
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| • | City Stars Mail Posta Direct to the Cleaners: Nairobi City Stars opened their second leg campaign with a 3-1 win over Posta Rangers in their Kenyan Premier League match at the City Stadium on Monday.
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